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THE IRON BOWL!!! Yes, I got to go. Not only did I get to go, I got to sit 4 rows up on the 40 yard line. Now if that's not the way to watch football I don't know what is. I rode to Auburn with my cousin Sarah Anne and met Kathryn at her Aunt Leigh's house where we stayed the weekend. We went out that Friday night and caught up with some older friends who attend college there. It was a pretty good time but we had to be back home pretty early. The next day was game day and we got up, got pretty, (even rolled our hair), and headed to the tailgate. While we were mingling and eating we met up with one of our best friends Josh. Grayson was also there. The suspense of the game was killing me even though I knew Alabama had it in the bag. Kathryn and I finally made our way to our entrance gate and to our fabulous seats. The game was a blowout and a great time even though I was sitting among rows and rows of Auburn fans. I cheer on my Tide! The drunk couple across the stairs even made a comment to me when we were leaving that I was a very classy Alabama fan and that made my day....even if he had consumed about 10 of the tiny Jack and Crown bottles that his girlfriend and stowed away in her purse. We headed home that night and the trip just didn't seem long enough but I was glad to be back in my bed by the time I got home.

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Ohhhh Thanksgiving Break!! It could not have come soon enough. It felt like it took YEARS for it to come around and I was overjoyed when I was out for a whole week, and here's the kicker: I didn't even have any crazy teachers decide to assign work for the break! Not only did I get to enjoy a week off from school, I spent it with my friends and family. I got to attend the Alabama vs. Georgia Southern game that I talked about in my last post and get everything ready for Sub-Deb which was only 2 weekends away. That week was fantastic for all of those reasons, but most importantly, it was the week of my birthday! My birthday just happened to actually fall ON Thanksgiving this year! My family has so much to be thankful for....ME! I had a great night with my bestest friend Kathryn and was awakened my mom and dad with a birthday card. In the card, were two tickets to the Iron Bowl!! I was super surprised because my mom told me she had sold them. Kathryn and I would be going to the game that weekend and we could not have been happier. The day only got better when all of my family came over and brought gifts when they came. I must say that my favorite gift was the set of pearls and pearl earrings that my parents gave me. The meal was delicious, just like any time my mom cooks and I had a great birthday.

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On November 18, C.P. and I and my Grandaddy went to Tuscaloosa for the Georgia Southern game. We drove my mom's car and I drove all the way there. We were going to stay with my brother James who is in his fourth year right now. However, he will not be finishing up this year but going on to become a fifth year senior. Anyways, we made it to Tuscaloosa and got settled in. We then decided to go get something to eat and we ended up picking Olive Garden. mmmm. It was delicious! We had a great dinner and took Grandaddy back to James's apartment because he is 79 and was definitely ready for bed. C.P. and James and I had other plans besides bed though of course. We met up with a couple of James's friends and went to see a 3D movie which I learned is not the best kind for me to watch because I got an awful headache. We headed back to the apartment and finally got to sleep at around 2. The next day was the game but we started it off with a great breakfast down the road at a nice little cozy cafe. We proceeded to have a great day at the ballgame, and of course Alabama kicked some tail! And then we came home, and I was very glad that C.P. drove so I could just relax and critique his driving. I slept great after that long couple of days in Ttown. :)

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The next week after we lost the first round school was crazy. We began work on our research paper in College English that counts a whole lot of our grade, so of course it was very stressful and time consuming. I liked the way Mrs. Thompson broke it all down though. She gave us several steps to follow and spread it out over about 2 weeks. The topic was numbers and I chose 2012. More precisely, December 21, 2012--the end of the world. It was a very interesting topic and I learned a lot about the ancient Mayans who are the ones that first predicted the end of the world on this date. I spent a lot of time on it, but of course the most time was spent the night before I would be turning it in. :) Which I must add that I turned it in early and got 5 extra points. I made a 97 on my 2,020 word paper and I am darn proud of it.

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The weekend after Halloween was the first round of the playoffs. That Friday night was a very bittersweet night. We were all ecstatic that had an undefeated season and were pumped for the first round. We played Elmore County in the first round and played a pretty good game for the majority of the time. But sadly, something happened towards the end of the game and the team had a problem with turnovers and our boys just didn't pull through with it. We ended up losing 21-15. That was the first night I had seen several of the boys in my grade cry, and it really got to me. We were all upset and it kind of just didn't even seem like it was real, like it was a dream. That couldn't have been the last football game I would watch as a student of Andalusia High School, it just couldn't. But sadly it was. I just have to think about the great season we had and focus on the positives. I will never forget watching our boys take the field every Friday night and that our class will be known for having the first undefeated football season since 1977. <3

I have included the link to the article that was written for our undefeated season and for our last game.

Bulldogs are undefeated! http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2011/10/29/perfection-andy-finishes-season-10-0/

Sad End to a Perfect season. http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2011/11/05/undefeated-bulldogs-fall-at-home/

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These are a little late, but sadly I have been neglecting my blog and have to go back and fill in all the gaps and events. After the Opp game that made us an undefeated football team, we all proceeded to go back to Andalusia and get our groove on. By that I mean that Alex, Greeley, and I rode home while jamming out in Greeley's white mazda. We were on our way to a fabulous night at the first annual halloween dance-a.k.a. "Monster Ball." I dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, Alexandra was a safari girl complete with an iguana on her shoulder, Greeley was a fire fighter, and Kathryn, who we met up with when the band got back, was a 20s flapper girl. So after we were all dolled up, we made our way to the high school where we met up with several of our other friends and danced the night away!

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Last Friday night we played the Opp Bobcats for our 10th game of the season. Of course, we pulled it off but it wasn't the easiest game of the season by far. The refs were definitely on Opp's side and we couldn't get a good call to save our lives. The first half was very stressful because Opp got the first touchdown of the game and was ahead for a while. Our boys finally got into the game and scored a couple touchdowns despite the numerous yellow flags that were thrown towards Andalusia after every play. This win was extremely important to all of us because if we won we would be 10-0 making for a perfect regular season. As I already said, we won!!! It was the best feeling ever to know that my senior class will be remembered for our undefeated record forever.

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The Andalusia football game against Headland was the ninth win for our undefeated football team. I made the trip to Headland with my good friends, the Atkinson's. :) Dr. Toby, Josh, Mrs. Janet, and I had a great 2 hour ride over there. Dr. Toby gave Josh and I some real quality advice about relationships when we get to college and how we need to be single the first couple of years of college so we can meet lots of people and just have fun without having to worry about being in a serious relationship. He also added that that was not encouragement to sleep around or be slutty and that cracked me up. We stopped at the best little hole-in-the-wall steak house ever in Dothan. It was called Canastoga and it was divine! After enjoying the great meal, we continued our journey to Headland and watched our boys defeat the Headland Rams 63-0.

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Wow what a week!! Midterms are over and I can breathe a little easier. I am relieved that I made it through the past week in one piece, even though it was close! My Anatomy class with Mrs. Sasser is very challenging but I somehow managed to pull out an A and could not be more excited. This long weekend was a MUCH needed one and has been a productive and fun one. Friday night our mighty bulldogs took on our most hated rival, the Straughn tigers. Needless to say we demolished them with an easy 37-3 regional win. Saturday I got to go see one of my best friends, Aubrey Boyington, twirl at a Huntingdon College football game. That night we (Rob, Alex, Stinson, Ian, Kristen, Aubrey, Tyler, Lucas, and Suzanna) got to go to the state fair and see Luke Bryan perform for the low cost of 10 dollars! It was a great time and my mom even went! We got home late but it was definitely worth it. Last night (Sunday night) was like a Saturday night for me since I didn't have school today and my friends and I definitely treated it like it was one. I think we will all agree that it was a fun, safe, successful 3 day weekend. :)

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Another stressful week! This seems to be the only kind I've been having lately, and with midterms tomorrow and Thursday coffee will be a MUST! On top of the regular weekly homework such as blogs and vocabulary tests, the stress of studying and preparing for midterms is eating away at me! In addition to all of this, Mrs. Sasser decides to give us a chapter test two days before our midterm. I would love to have a rule that prohibits this from happening because it is hard enough to study for her midterm and the other midterms we have. Oh! I can't forget the volleyball schedule for this week. We had a double header against T.R. Miller and Elba yesterday, and will be playing Ashford and our biggest rival of course, Straughn, today. I don't think I have been more ready for a week to be over than I am now!

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I spent the past weekend in Tuscaloosa with my brothers. We had a great time and we won the football game against Arkansas so that made it even better! I was slightly worried about going out of town for the weekend because we had an 800 word essay due for my college english class (best class ever!) on Monday morning and I knew I would not be working on or even thinking about the essay. I ended up staying up til about 3:30 on Monday morning finishing the essay and I still haven't caught up on my sleep, but I got the essay done and that is all that matters. This has also been a great week because Monday the Peer Helpers went to Milton to a team building course in the middle of the woods. It was extremely hot but we weren't at school so I didn't care. On Tuesday the whole senior class went to the court house to listen to a case. So you can see it has been a great week.

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Well last week was definitely a crazy one. I'm kind of sad the fun and excitement is gone but I have a great weekend to look forward to! I am attending the Alabama vs. Arkansas game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday and I could not be more excited! On Friday afternoon I'm going to drive to Tuscaloosa all by myself for the first time. This is a very big step for my parents because they are two of the most overprotective and annoying people when it comes to my independence. My brother James can hardly wait for me to get there, I know he misses me so much! :) I miss him too though and I know we will have a fantastic weekend! Roll Tide!

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Whew! I can't believe I survived homecoming week. It was a crazy busy, fun, overwhelming, and exciting week. Working on our float (that should have definitely won might I add!) was just one event that occupied my nights for the week. Our theme was the sixties and we made a huge yellow submarine with flower power, peace signs, and love all over it. Sink the Hornets!! Our football team definitely sunk the Hornets with a wopping 44-9 win. After working on our float until nine every night, we had a little mischievious fun in the yards of our schoolmates. The very first night we went rolling, which was Sunday, we got pulled over by McGowin. We thought we were all about to be making our one phone call to our parents from the jail but he surprised us and told us how to be more efficient and effective rollers and that if we were going to conduct a clandestine operation we should plan it better. The week ended with the dance which was too short because of the picture line, but still fun! And of course a trip to Huddle House after the dance was a must.

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Labor Day weekend was long but just not quite long enough! I never seem to get enough sleep even when I have a whole extra day to catch up. I have too much to do and not enough hours of the day. The weekend started out by a great road trip to Montgomery to eat at Chili's, (best 2 for $20 deal ever!) and then to see the Bulldogs compete against ACA with Rob, Alexandra, and Stinson. We came away with a 26-7 win over ACA. Saturday was the only day I got to sleep in even a tiny bit. But I slept a little too long not realizing how early Alabama's kick off was. I had to jump up and dress in my game day wardrobe in less than an hour! I then headed to Rob's house for the day and watched the Bama game. Needless to say, the Tide rolled and defeated Kent State 48-7. Sunday all I wanted to do was sleep in but I drug my butt out of bed and headed to church and spent the rest of the rainy day watching a movie and napping. And finally, the last day of our long weekend my parents and I went to Montgomery to continue our quest to find a car for the right price, great warranty, and all the safety features my dad insists it have. We spent the majority of the day at the Hyundai dealership looking at the 2012 Sonata. I am pretty sure this is the car my dad wants me to get. It is a nice car, but not my #1 pick...but then again, its hard to beat the infiniti that is no longer with me. We did not get one yesterday so the search is still on. While we were in Montgomery though, I got to see Aubrey!! It was an all around great weekend but now this week is before me. Although it is only four days, I think it will end up being the longest week of the year yet! Soo much to do. Soo little time.

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I can't believe my senior year is finally here. It is a bit surreal how fast it is already flying by. It really hit me Friday night at the first football game of the season, and now we are already getting ready for Homecoming. I'm kind of disappointed how early Homecoming is this year though because it seems like the year is already half way over.

This past weekend, as I said, I attended the AHS football game and finally got in bed about midnight. I had to wake up at 4 a.m. and I was not looking forward to it. After about four hours of sleep, the incessant ringing of my obnoxioius alarm clock finally woke me up. I then had to ride in the car for two and a half hours....half an hour shy of how long it should normally take to get to Birmingham thanks to my Dad. I went to tour UAB and they have a great campus and lots of options I didn't know about until I attended the UAB Day. After a day full of lectures and great free food the parentals and I proceeded to go car shopping due to the recent tragic misfortune that totaled my beloved infiniti. *Kthanksthatsallbye.